AltiGator

Short description: Aerial vehicle manufacturer

AltiGator

Native name

| Amphios SPRL
Type| Private company

Traded as

| AltiGator
Industry| Aerospace
Founded| 2008
Founder| Georgios Argyrakis
Headquarters|

Waterloo, Walloon Brabant

Belgium

Area served

| Worldwide
Products| UAV Photography Platforms, Gimbals
Brands| OnyxStar
Divisions| Europe
Website| AltiGator.com

AltiGator is a multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It produces complete ready-to-fly radio-controlled miniature UAVs for various professional applications. It also holds a web-shop providing spare parts, self-assembly kits and accessories for drones.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Activity
* 2 Civil Aviation Authorities
* 3 Development
* 4 Former UAV Models
* 5 Current UAV models
* 6 References

## Activity

AltiGator UAVs are registered under the OnyxStar trademark which is a brand for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and camera mounts dedicated to this sector.[2] They are embedding Pixhawk or MikroKopter's flight electronics,[3] and can lift a broad range of sensors.

## Civil Aviation Authorities

AltiGator builds French DGAC-certified Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) used by many UAV operators in France as listed on the Directorate General for Civil Aviation website.[4] Therefore, the company is also listed as a certified drone manufacturer on the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy website because this Ministry is also in charge of Transportation and Aviation purposes.[citation needed]

In late April 2016, because of the brand new drone regulation in Belgium, AltiGator also became the first Belgian UAV manufacturer ever approved by the DGLV (Belgian Civil Aviation Authorities).[5] Indeed, AltiGator drones are listed on the official list of class 1a certified drones.[6]

## Development

– July 2014: AltiGator and YellowScan unveiled a complete solution for LiDAR scanning featuring the OnyxStar FOX-C8 HD together with YellowScan Mapper.[7]

– October 2016: AltiGator and YellowScan unveiled a complete solution for Urban LiDAR surveying featuring the OnyxStar XENA together with YellowScan Surveyor.[8]

## Former UAV Models

Specifications  | Units  | ALG-750  | ALG-1000  | FOX-C8

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Diagonal wheelbase  | mm  | 610  | 720  | 920
Height  | mm  | 250  | 390  | 370
Electronics  | –  | MikroKopter | MikroKopter | MikroKopter
Motors  | number  | 4  | 6  | 8
Maximum Effective Payload (sensor + gimbal)  | kg  | 0.75  | 2  | 2.5
MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight)  | kg  | 1.6  | 4.5  | 8
Endurance  | min  | —  | —  | 20
Particularity  | –  | Reactive  | Lightweight  | Compact
Most common use  | –  | Search & Rescue  | Thermal imaging  | Photogrammetry

## Current UAV models

Specifications  | Units  | ALG-EOS  | XENA  | FOX-C8 HD  | FOX-C8 XT  | HYDRA-12

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Diagonal wheelbase  | mm  | 500  | 720  | 940  | 1200  | 980
Height  | mm  | 250  | 400  | 500  | 550  | 560
Electronics  | –  | MikroKopter and Pixhawk | MikroKopter and Pixhawk | MikroKopter and Pixhawk | MikroKopter and Pixhawk | MikroKopter
Motors  | number  | 4  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 12
Maximum Recommended Payload (sensor + gimbal)  | kg  | —  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 12
MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight)  | kg  | 1.5  | 5.6  | 12  | 14  | 23
Endurance  | min  | 45  | 37  | 37  | 44  | 30
Particularity  | –  | Made for training  | Foldable  | Multivalent  | Best flight time  | Best lifting capacity
Most common use  | –  | Learning | Industrial inspection  | LIDAR  | Surveillance  | Spectrography

## References

1. ↑ "Altigator". dronelife.com. http://www.dronelife.com/cms/company/Altigator.
2. ↑ "Trademark information for ONYXSTAR from CTM – by Markify". markify.com. http://trademark.markify.com/trademarks/ctm/onyxstar/010670545/?lang=et.
3. ↑ AltiGator. "AltiGator and MikroKopter in Nuremberg". altigator.com. http://mikrokopter.altigator.com/altigator-and-mikrokopter-in-nuremberg-n-335.html.
4. ↑ DGAC. "France DGAC approved seller listing". developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930021944/http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Quelle-place-pour-les-drones-dans.html.
5. ↑ Droneblog. "AltiGator, first Belgian drone manufacturer". droneblog.be. http://droneblog.be/2016/05/altigator-eerste-belgische-fabrikant-van-drones/.
6. ↑ DGLV. "Certificates of conformity for drones". belgium.be. http://mobilit.belgium.be/nl/luchtvaart/luchtvaartuigen/luchtwaardigheid/annex_ii_toestellen/drones.
7. ↑ sUAS News. "Drone embedded LIDAR technology on OnyxStar FOX-C8-HD". suasnews.com. http://www.suasnews.com/2014/07/drone-embedded-lidar-technology-on-onyxstar-fox-c8-hd/.
8. ↑ sUAS News. "AltiGator and YellowScan unveil a 5.6 kg survey-grade LiDAR UAS all integrated system, ideal for centimetric urban surveys.". suasnews.com. http://www.suasnews.com/2016/10/altigator-yellowscan-unveil-5-6kg-survey-grade-lidar-uas-integrated-system-ideal-centimetric-urban-surveys/.

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